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I am sorry to read in the Courier of the death, on Friday 20th, at the age of 82, of Dave Christie. "Former Highland League player, manager, and privileged to captain all three Inverness teams." There can't be many who have played for, let alone captained, all three. I didn't know he had been with Clach. I remember him playing for the Jags in the late 60s. He was Caley manager for a while in 1973-74, and the picture above, from that time, is from page 75 of Alex Main's "Caley All The Way" book. Dave is also in the Caley side in a picture (p50) from 1959, when a Celtic-Rangers Select travelled north for a match to inaugurate the Telford Street floodlights. Alex recorded that the Select was in the charge of now legendary Rangers manager Scot Symon. What he didn't say, or maybe didn't know, was that Dave's middle names were "Scot Symon". My late father noticed this when he was Secretary at Thistle and dealt with the players' registrations - his understanding was that Dave was Scot Symon's nephew. Dave was born well before Scot Symon's great managerial career, so I think this was simply a family name. I didn't really know him, but I do remember him as a good player, and as a good-natured, decent man. My condolences to Dave's family, and to his friends, of whom there will be many.

I hear the former Caley president Hugh Crout's health has deteriorated considerably. I am pretty sure Hugh will now be well into his 80's but I hope he recovers well enough to enjoy many more happy years.

Disappointing afternoon. We struggled to hold possession and a lot of simple passes were misplaced. First half probably quite even. White took his goal well and great cross by MacGregor. McCart was not at his normal level at all today, and that was highlighted when he gave possession away cheaply for the second. We huffed and puffed but didn’t really look like getting an equaliser and their third killed it. After recent wins, hopefully this will serve as a reminder that we need to be on our game every week as we will not be play off challengers if we play many more games like this. I’d forgotten how bad Partick were for time wasting, but that didn’t feature in the outcome. We simply gave it away today. With Ayr on form, next Saturday will be a challenge. Hopefully we can bounce back with a better performance and good result. Of the players, hard to pick out positives. MacGregor was our pick in my opinion.

https://ictfc.com/proud-ness-and-inverness-caledonian-thistle-fc-announce-partnership I see from this article that the original plan was to have it flying for the weekend of the Proud Ness march, but given that homophobic language remains prevalent in football grounds and gay footballers remain unable to be open about their sexuality, I think there is good case for keeping it there. I'll be writing to the club to put forward my point of view and will include the very important point made by IBM above.

What a pathetic performance. Absolutely gutless and void of ideas. We shot ourselves in the foot and were unable to create anything. Where do you start with that. Storey showed why Patrick sent him packing, he was honking, ably backed up by McCart who missed two great headed chances and miscued numerous clearances. Doran was as much use as a chocolate teapot the whole game. We should have been set up nicely for the second half but we shrunk and Partick sensed that. We were simply outmuscled and had no answers. Abysmal, lacklustre, gutless, clueless, hapless, inept etc, everything you don't want your team to be. Disgruntled North Kessock

Awful all over the park particularly in the second half. Robertson really does not have a plan b when we go behind ,other than to go long and invariably any decent play goes out the window when we start chasing the game. Worst thing about today is Partick didn't even have to work for the win it was gifted. Positive, Roddy McGregor looked well comfortable at this level.

Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind; Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine; Memories, memories, sweet memories

Very few players with pass marks (Roddy, Vincent, coll, tremarco). Lots lacked the desire and bite required at this level. Thought Welsh was okay but we need him to drive the team with his harrying and tackling but he seemed a bit fatigued. Doran seemed lost. White hot and cold. McCart had a bit of a nightmare, missed a glaring free header from a corner after gifting Partick the 2nd goal. This goal really gave Partick belief and something to hold onto. They ran out deserved winners as the showed more fight and energy. They countered well on a few occasions and killed the game with a third. Our best spell was just before half time. Started both halves very slowly. Really disappointing.

Strange way of looking at it, when your teams just been beaten 3-1 by a poor side...

Yeah remember that as well, top of the league and never happy. 0-0 at home to Motherwell at 25 minutes and the complaints from the Main Stand are in full flow. Could have been to do with not knowing what do when teams sat back when playing us at home as we were back then set up very much as counter attacking team which could pull teams apart with pace. Our best performances more often occurred away from Inverness. For a year and a half before Butcher left we were playing the best most attractive football ever seen at the Caledonian Stadium, it was a joy to watch.

Today was a reality check - the reality being if we have a couple of our top guys having a stinker then we're going to struggle. Were we complacent? Maybe. Let's put this one behind us and focus on a big week ahead.

Nothing wrong with your optimism and a can do attitude MrC - just need the players to have the same!

I'll just sneak out the back door then and take my prediction with me. Never again will I be so foolish

Poor display today and verry dissappointing with so much said about our financial state.Too many players didn't have the desire to roll up their sleeves.

Hugh will be in his late 80's I worked for him at C H Websters 1974-1975 and he was a great boss.

I don't know but we had won all our home games when it was flying is that a coincidence?

Or maybe folk just expressing an opinion on how they seen it unravel today.

Tbf, I think we deserve to celebrate in a way. Still in 3rd, and the ugly sheep got humped 5-0 by Rangers...

You may be right IHE but they have no money ?

Oh dear another shambles at home and people are wondering about crowds falling like snow of dykes no rocket science u don't pay to watch a gash band the fair weather fans left with yogi and the glory days leaving us die hard 1500 or so ! Bad day at the office

Well, that was pants !!!!! ?

Said it before and I know I'll say it again - how many goals have we lost immediately after the break? I usually blame it on Mogadon in their tea...

And White just scores classic

McCall was a good fit at Ayr and no guarantees that he will be at Partick. Caley would do well to focus on doing what they have to other teams in recent games. Ignore the hype. Hope big ridgers is on form for his 100th game. Another 3 points would be excellent return so far.

probably affect their jobs as well. just like not going to your work.

Excellent Preview from Caley Stan

Interesting. I was thinking about this earlier today, and, prompted by Scot Gardiner's remark about kids coming from Wick and Elgin to train, it occurred to me that maybe ICT, County, and Elgin should pool youth development resources. I couldn't see, however, how you would resolve the question of "which team should a promising player move into?". Would be good to know if the Fife Elite Academy has an approach for that. At the moment, Ross County has the money, and the whip hand. But it won't always be like that. Maybe a good fairy with lots of money will emerge (next week?), and we will be top dog for a while. But in the longer term, the sustainability of two Highland clubs on top of each other (12.8 miles apart according to Bing Maps) and near the top of Scottish football - with the expenditure required to stay there - has to be in question. Two things which the lower 30 clubs should be fighting for are an enlarged Premiership and/or better distribution of money throughout the leagues.

A boggy team - for Peats sake Gringo - stay off the Real Ale. From here on in Plastic Whistle will only improve. Wish we had the backing of a fervent Lottery winner !! This is our big chance to take three points off them before they start ringing the inevitable changes.

Of course I read Sophia's post - possibly an individual with the same degree of vitriol compared to my tolerance. There are a number of things in that post that I agree with but a lot that I view as uninformed and personable opinion. Lizi ain't exactly an "easy touch" and very politely challenges some of the negativity. Perhaps this is as much about the "views" of the individuals concerned due to personal experience and understandable "loyalty". This has caused as much "debate" as Sutherland and Savage. Sutherlands saving grace, to me, was that he had the spondoolicks to cover any gaffes, a successful side and more incoming finance. I think that the bottom line is that a number of individuals have attempted to keep ICT from administration. Their business acumen may have been flawed but at least, using sofa terminology, is that they have kept an old banger ticking over. We cant afford to trade it in and you don't put high quality tyres or brakes on a banger when you haven't got the money but need to keep it going. Hopefully the scrapyard scenario will be avoided. Our banger at the moment is ticking over quite nicely and here is hoping for an upgrade shortly. Oh and finally sometimes you have to take one for the team. Think that I will now wait for the EGM ?

We need to guard against complacency against Partick. No matter how the season has gone so far, McCall will have them fired up for this. Although we should take the 3 points with something to spare we will have to be wary and bring our A game to this one.

Am I the only one that thinks that the Board and Graham Rae were on a feckin hiding to nothing from the off, took over when many thought then that administration and part time football was inevitable. The fact that they kept the club going, got to the play offs last season, have maintained stability this season on the field at least - and put a lot of personal time and effort into it. Their downfall was probably that they did not have enuff spondoolicks to bring about further change. Again I fer one do not think that they would feck aff and leave us in the lurch. Cant wait to the next meeting splodging egg on a few faces.

No cheer leading here ... just want someone willing to run our club properly and capable of doing so. Who they are is irrelevant, what they can do is what matters.

Just remember they're celebrating being off the bottom on goal difference ??

First half was even and caley arguably slightly better chances. Incident at the start of the second half summed it up. Mccart dawdled on the ball, duly robbed and only ridgers to beat for Miller to score. #grim. Caley could not find a reply and done by a simple cutback for a third. Very disappointing viewing. Watching McCall and thistle fans celebrate was not great. ?

Surprised that we don't elect a new Board from this forum. It appears that we have a number of individuals, of similar mind sets, who show the potential to get this club out of its worrying position with application of their clear business acumen, ability to man manage and a clear perspective from a footballing perspective. Their ability to recognize the failings on the field, the changes in business provision, recognition of the personality flaws in employees and a clear business plan for the future fills me with *****

Tops off his hard work and endeavor for all those years as a player, top striker in his day who justifiably deserves his place among the greats. Everyone connected to ICT should be proud for him and also proud to have him leading the helm, any little bit of positive exposure that anyone connected to the club gets can only be good for our profile generally.

Quite an honour too for ICT to have him leading the club as Manager.

Swear they left when we went down. Regard those fans as scum, hopping on board when we're doing decent then leaving when something goes wrong. No loyalty in them...